By a 52 - 39 percent margin, New York City voters say Mayor Michael Bloomberg would make a
good President, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

By an even larger 70 - 26 percent, voters say Mayor Bloomberg would make a good
Governor, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Even Democrats
say 51 - 41 percent that Bloomberg would make a good President and 68 - 28 percent that he
would make a good Governor.

Given a choice, 47 percent of New York City voters would like Bloomberg to run for
Governor, while 16 percent would like him to run for President and 32 percent say "neither."

Speculation that Bloomberg will run for President is good for the city, voters say 47 - 32
percent. A total of 51 percent of voters say it is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" he will run for
President, while 45 percent say it is "not too likely" or "not likely at all."

A total of 34 percent of New York City voters say they "definitely" or "probably" would
vote for Bloomberg if he ran for President as an independent candidate, with 58 percent saying
"probably not" or "definitely not."

"His New York neighbors think Mayor Bloomberg would make a good President. In far
larger numbers, they think he'd make a good Governor," said Maurice Carroll, director of the
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "So watch out, Gov. Spitzer."

"Almost half of them would like Bloomberg to aim for Albany instead of the White House.
Historical note: A couple of 20th Century New York governors have become President. No New
York City mayor has."

"Will he or won't he run for President? He will, say most New Yorkers. Will you or won't
you vote for him? We won't, say most New Yorkers. Remember, though, we're a Democratic
town," Carroll said.

New York City voters approve 73 - 20 percent of the job Bloomberg is doing as Mayor,
compared to 71 - 21 percent in a November 19, 2007 Quinnipiac University poll. Approval is
consistent among Democrats, Republicans and independents, and among black and white voters,
dropping to 59 - 31 percent among Hispanic voters.

Bloomberg has a "moral obligation" to serve out his full four-year term as Mayor, voters
say 61 - 36 percent.

"New Yorkers to Mayor Mike: We elected you for a four-year second term and you have
an obligation to serve the whole four years," Carroll said.

"Three potential mayoral candidates - Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Comptroller
William Thompson and Council Speaker Christine Quinn - get positive ratings, but more than a
third of New Yorkers don't know much about them. A fourth, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly,
gets good marks - as a cop, not necessarily as a candidate," Carroll said.

From January 3 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,162 New York City registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and
nationwide as a public service and for research.
For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job
as Mayor?

8. There has been a lot of talk about the possibility that Mayor Bloomberg might
run for President. How likely do you think it is that he will run for President?
Very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely at all?

TREND: There has been a lot of talk about the possibility that Mayor Bloomberg
might run for President. How likely do you think it is that he will run for
President? Very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely at all?

9. If Mayor Bloomberg ran for President as an independent, how likely is it that
you would vote for him? Would you definitely vote for him, probably vote for
him, probably not vote for him, or definitely not vote for him?

TREND: If Mayor Bloomberg ran for President as an independent, how likely is it
that you would vote for him? Would you definitely vote for him, probably vote
for him, probably not vote for him, or definitely not vote for him?